On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Once they showed Rivera taking practice throws in the bullpen during the > top of the eighth there was no more suspense as to when he would pitch and > the TV team did a good job of not trying to build up pretend tension. > I might dispute that (I would need to see a tic-toc of the entire inning to be sure). My memory is that they showed Rivera warming up, then the AL scored, and Uncle Tim said something like: "Maybe this will be enough cushion to keep Mariano till the 9th? Who knows, a little drama..." (or words to that effect). > Melting Diamond out of his cryo-crypt after the Boston attacks to sing >> Çaroline in NY was cool. Making us sit through his blood curdling >> performance one more time was cruel and unusual punishment, but typical of >> Fox Sports that never met a cheesy moment it would not stretch for in order >> to reveal its fat and hairy underbelly. >> > > Let's not overlook the possibility that it was MLB who thought it was a > good idea to bring Diamond in to sing. > Bud Selig; Fox Sports. Hard to tell which I have less respect for... -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.